Aasmoe Lisbeth, Bang Berit, Egeness Cathrine, Løchen Maja-Lisa
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Occup Med (Lond). 2008 Jan;58(1):64-70. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqm136. Epub 2007 Dec 13.
To investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints among male and female production workers in different types of seafood industries in North Norway and to analyse associations between musculoskeletal symptoms and some possible risk factors in the seafood industry.
A self-administered anonymous questionnaire, covering several aspects concerning occupational environment and health issues, was mailed to employees in seafood-processing plants in North Norway.
A total of 1767 employees in 118 seafood-processing plants participated giving a 50% response rate. This included 744 production workers in whitefish, shrimp and salmon industries, and 129 administrative workers in all types of seafood industries. The prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms was high among seafood production workers. The odds ratio for symptoms from upper limbs was significantly higher for females compared to men. Production workers had the highest relative risk for symptoms from wrist/hands (OR = 4.1-9.4) and elbows (OR = 3.5-5.2) when compared to administrative workers. The main difference between types of seafood industries was the high prevalence of symptoms from wrist/hands among female (82%) and male (64%) production workers in the salmon industry compared to whitefish (62 and 47%, respectively) and shrimp industry (66 and 37%, respectively).
Musculoskeletal symptoms were found among the majority of production workers in the whitefish, shrimp and salmon industry, the highest prevalence being among female workers. The main difference between types of seafood industries was the high prevalence of symptoms from wrist/hands among workers in the salmon industry. Cold work was an important risk factor for musculoskeletal symptoms.
调查挪威北部不同类型海产品行业男女生产工人肌肉骨骼疾病的患病率，并分析海产品行业中肌肉骨骼症状与一些可能的风险因素之间的关联。
向挪威北部海产品加工厂的员工邮寄了一份自我填写的匿名问卷，问卷涵盖了职业环境和健康问题的多个方面。
118家海产品加工厂的1767名员工参与了调查，回复率为50%。其中包括白鱼、虾和三文鱼行业的744名生产工人，以及各类海产品行业的129名行政人员。海产品生产工人中肌肉骨骼症状的患病率很高。与男性相比，女性上肢症状的优势比显著更高。与行政人员相比，生产工人手腕/手部（优势比=4.1 - 9.4）和肘部（优势比=3.5 - 5.2）出现症状的相对风险最高。海产品行业类型之间的主要差异在于，与白鱼行业（分别为62%和47%）和虾行业（分别为66%和37%）相比，三文鱼行业的女性（82%）和男性（64%）生产工人手腕/手部症状的患病率较高。
在白鱼、虾和三文鱼行业的大多数生产工人中发现了肌肉骨骼症状，女性患病率最高。海产品行业类型之间的主要差异在于三文鱼行业工人手腕/手部症状的患病率较高。寒冷作业是肌肉骨骼症状的一个重要风险因素。
